A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
* A merrie heart doth good || like a medicine: but a broken ſpirit drieth the bones.
גֵּהָה , feminine noun, geyha — a healing, cure (value 13)
H1456,
גֵּהָה gêhâh, gay-haw'; from H1455; a cure:—medicine.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
גֶּרֶם , masculine noun, gerem — a bone, strength (value 243)
H1634,
גֶּרֶם gerem, gheh'-rem; from H1633; a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very:—bone, strong, top.bone, strength, bare?, self?
bone
strength, strong-boned
self?, bare? (of stairs)
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
יָבֵשׁ , verb, yaveysh — to be dry, dried up, or withered (value 312)
H3001,
יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered
(Qal)
to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture
to be dried up
(Piel) to make dry, dry up
(Hiphil)
to dry up, make dry
to dry up (water)
to make dry, wither
to exhibit dryness
Used in 62 Verses, 17 Books 71  Occurrence Count
יָטַב , verb, yatav — to be good, well, glad, or pleasing (value 21)
H3190,
יָטַב yâṭab, yaw-tab'; a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right):—be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ( well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, × very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad
(Qal)
to be glad, be joyful
to be well placed
to be well for, be well with, go well with
to be pleasing, be pleasing to
(Hiphil)
to make glad, rejoice
to do good to, deal well with
to do well, do thoroughly
to make a thing good or right or beautiful
to do well, do right
Used in 105 Verses, 26 Books 110  Occurrence Count
לֵב , masculine noun, leyv — inner man, mind, will, heart (value 32)
H3820,
לֵב lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
inner part, midst
midst (of things)
heart (of man)
soul, heart (of man)
mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
conscience
heart (of moral character)
as seat of appetites
as seat of emotions and passions
as seat of courage
Used in 551 Verses, 33 Books 591  Occurrence Count
נָכֵא , adjective, nakheyʾ — stricken (value 71)
H5218,
נָכֵא nâkêʼ, naw-kay'; or נָכָא nâkâʼ; from H5217; smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted:—broken, stricken, wounded.Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
רוּחַ , feminine noun, ruah — breath, wind, spirit (value 214)
H7307,
רוּחַ rûwach, roo'-akh; from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):—air, anger, blast, breath, × cool, courage, mind, × quarter, × side, spirit(-ual), tempest, × vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).wind, breath, mind, spirit
breath
wind
of heaven
quarter (of wind), side
breath of air
air, gas
vain, empty thing
spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
courage
temper, anger
impatience, patience
spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
prophetic spirit
spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
spirit (as seat of emotion)
desire
sorrow, trouble
spirit
as seat or organ of mental acts
rarely of the will
as seat especially of moral character
Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
as endowing men with various gifts
as energy of life
as manifest in the Shekinah glory
never referred to as a depersonalised force
Used in 348 Verses, 32 Books 378  Occurrence Count
שָׂמֵחַ , verbal adjective, sameyah — glad, joyful, merry (value 348)
H8056,
שָׂמֵחַ sâmêach, saw-may'-akh; from H8055; blithe or gleeful:—(be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).joyful, merry, glad
joyful, showing joy
you who rejoice (subst)
Used in 20 Verses, 10 Books 20  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 17:22Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב גֵּהָ֑ה וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־גָּֽרֶם׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A merry |
H8056sameyah |
שָׂמֵחַ |
348 |
| heart |
H3820leyv |
לֵב |
32 |
| doeth good |
H3190yatav |
יָטַב |
21 |
| like a medicine: |
H1456geyha |
גֵּהָה |
13 |
| but a broken |
H5218nakheyʾ |
נָכֵא |
71 |
| spirit |
H7307ruah |
רוּחַ |
214 |
| drieth |
H3001yaveysh |
יָבֵשׁ |
312 |
| the bones. |
H1634gerem |
גֶּרֶם |
243 |
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